Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Political writer Matthew Yglesias doesn’t think humankind is ultimately headed into the sinkhole of oblivion because it is often badly led. This despite ample evidence to the contrary historically. The ongoing abundance of scoundrels in high places boggles the mind.

"[Yes] the world is a rotten and cruel place ruled by rotten and cruel people, it really is getting better. A lot better. And there’s something ultimately very conservative about the kind of apocalyptic worldview that just writes everyone and everything off as irremediably rotten and cruel. Things have improved a lot. Things should improve more in the future. Progress is slow and frustrating, but also real."

Hope he’s right. But his argument sounds like a prayer.